According to the first rough estimate by Peter Tabak, former EBRD Regional Lead Economist, the €43.2 billion proposed within Global...
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While the Commission has proposed two possible solutions to maintain support in 2026-2027, amounting to €90 billion, the funding gap...
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While the Commission is pushing for the adoption of the SEPA schemes and the end of roaming charges, the positive...
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After €100 million was wasted for missing the July deadline, the Council of Ministers adopted the Reform Agenda on 30...
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The Commission proposed that the €100 billion for reconstruction and pre-accession assistance be financed outside the next EU budget. As...
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According to the Commission's proposal for the Global Europe Instrument, "serious shortcomings" in third countries in the area of returns...
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Unemployment, insecure work, emigration, and mistrust in how education is valued—all set against a backdrop of democratic decline and police...
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Despite receiving a European Heritage Award in 2022 and years of work to create an inclusive environment, Lumbardhi Cinema in...
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The regionally-owned framework based on EU rules and standards – established in 2020 – "is a highly valid initiative, but...
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The European Commission has proposed the formal integration of Kyiv into the EU's Roam Like at Home area from 1...
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Which countries are included in the EU’s free roaming area
Since 15 June 2017, 32 EU and non-EU countries have joined the 'Roam Like at Home' area, allowing their citizens to call, text and use mobile data in other participating members without paying extra charges....
How far are candidate countries along the path of EU accession negotiations?
An infographic explaining the current status of each candidate country by negotiating chapter
The EU accession negotiations explained, in clusters and chapters
Since the introduction of the new methodology in 2021, EU accession negotiations have been structured into 33 negotiating chapters grouped into six clusters
Ten years on, Switzerland is still not interested in joining the EU
The signing of a broad package of agreements represents the deepest form of integration reached since Bern withdrew its EU application in 2016. Covering areas from trade and transport to health and energy, the two...
North Macedonia has “no clear path forward” on EU accession
With the bilateral dispute with Bulgaria carried into the accession process and Skopje's unwillingness to make concessions, the stalemate is not expected to be resolved any time soon. However, if Albania and Montenegro were to...
Ukraine and Moldova open all accession chapters – but informally
At two separate informal meetings in Brussels, technical guidance was provided to both candidates to continue work on EU reforms across all six negotiating clusters, until "political conditions" allow the opening of the formal process...
The first-ever EU-Armenia Summit will be held in Yerevan on 4–5 May
European Council President Costa, European Commission President von der Leyen, and Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan will attend the summit after the European Political Community meeting. Connectivity, security in the South Caucasus, global challenges, and visa...
Which EU countries do not recognise Kosovo
Almost all of the 27 member states have recognised Pristina's sovereignty following its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain have not. An interactive map
The drafting of Montenegro’s EU Accession Treaty can finally begin
EU ambassadors endorsed the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Party, which will be responsible for outlining the legally binding agreement between the 27 member states and the candidate country. "For the first time since...
Montenegro’s progress on its EU path now counts 14 chapters closed
At the 26th Accession Conference, Chapter 21 (Trans-European Networks) was provisionally finalised. Prime Minister Spajić rejoiced that Podgorica "is becoming increasingly integrated into the fabric of the European Union." Progress is still required in the...
